November 2010
5 posts
Man Loses Millions In Bizarre Virus-Protection... →
Orome1 writes “A US court has heard that a couple conned at least $6 million from the great-grandson of an oil industry tycoon after he brought his virus-infected computer in for repair. The couple…
There’s a Wookie in our front seat!!! →
Raaaaaaaaaaallllghhh!!!!
There is a certain authentic metal sash lacking, Maggie J.
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Comic: How a Web Browser Works? →
If you were to explain to someone how the web browser works, this wonderful comic strip from Vlad Gerasimov should come handy.
The user, seen here as the king, orders the browser to fetch a…
Game Gripper Turns Your Smartphone into a Handheld... →
Android devices are pretty good for playing old school video games, but the hardware keyboard on most phones isn’t an ideal controller. The $15 Game Gripper, however, instantly…
Scientists Turn Skin Into Blood →
Breakthru writes “In an important breakthrough, scientists at McMaster University have discovered how to make human blood from adult human skin. The discovery, published in the prestigious science…
October 2010
5 posts
10 Fun Doodling Apps to Unleash Your Creativity →
Everybody needs a good doodle now and then. Maybe your hands get restless while you’re talking on the phone. Maybe you’re stuck in a boring meeting. Or maybe…
New York Judge Rules 6-Year-Old Can Be Sued →
suraj.sun sends this snippet from Reuters: “A girl can be sued over accusations she ran over an elderly woman with her training bicycle when she was 4 years old, a New York Supreme Court justice has…
WinAudit, One-Click Audits Of A Computer’s... →
One of the first things that I like to do when I work on a computer that I have never worked on before is to audit the system’s hardware and software.It can save you lots of time if you know what’s…
6 Free Sites for Creating Your Own Animations →
The long and illustrious history of moving pictures all started with the zoetrope. Then there was the thaumatrope, the flip book, and my personal…
I am not saying piracy is good. No, I think piracy... →
I am not saying piracy is good. No, I think piracy is despicable. However, vendors should realize that all the “cover-your-ass” and ads and DRM and other crap is only hurting them more than…
September 2010
20 posts
Make Windows Load Your Desktop Before You Log In... →
If you like to be able to step away from your computer while your desktop and programs load, but don’t want to enable the autologin feature, this script will begin loading your…
How to Find Your Music's BPM to Build a Great... →
Matching your song playlist to your running distance and style is a task you don’t want to botch up. Lifehacker reader samc352 shares some great tips on automatically and manually…
Woman repels bear armed only with a courgette →
A woman from the US state of Montana has fought off a 200lb (90kg) black bear with a courgette from her garden.
Mohammed Fawehinmi’s Bold Steps Against Babangida →
By Adeola Aderounmu
I must say that I find it timely and very instructive the reports emerging from the late Gani Fawehinmi’s chambers.
Mohammed the son of the late eminent lawyer has advised…
Depression: a few words. →
There are few things in this life that are as important as your state of mind, state of heart. They directly affect your quality of life. I scrape by with a smile on my face & envy begging for a…
21 Creative Blogger Bio Pages →
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Your blog’s “about me” page will be read by a vast audience that includes anyone in the…
Geocentrists Convene To Discuss How Galileo Was... →
rollcall writes “‘Galileo Was Wrong’ is an inaugural conference to discuss the ‘detailed and comprehensive treatment of the scientific evidence supporting Geocentrism, the academic belief that the…
RT @gigachic: When wished a happy salah…he said, “shame to you!” When asked y, he blamed it on the “H” factor. 0_o
RT @Modenine: Pay Attention Droping Soon ! Real hiphop! No funny stuff
RT @byroncrawford: NSFW: Best listicle of all time, of ALL TIME http://t.co/OV24TpH
RT @TundeEdnut: #ShoutOut to those artistes that go into the studio to sing shit and think that’s the best track ever.
They Finally Found Out We Like Our Computers →
I’m Not There (1956) writes “Sociologist Clifford Nass is talking about how people think of their computers as something like human beings. In one of his experiments, Nass found that people are more…
Correction I hate the bastards ruining/running this country. There’s a special place in hell for them and all those who dine with them
How can I be stuck in traffic at 1.30am? I fucking hate Nigeria
http://whiteafrican.com/2010/09/06/100-ideos-androi... →
RT @lawwyy: the kingdom is within me, the kingdom is around me, the kingdom is above me…kings know what I’m tweeting bout.
iOS Passes Linux to Become Third-Most Popular... →
As noted by Computerworld, Internet research firm Net Applications has calculated that Apple’s iOS has passed Linux to become the third-most popular Internet platform, surpassing Linux to trail…
Does God Exist? →
The following is the text of an email I got this morning from my Dad. He keeps asking me why I’m fighting with God, why I don’t go to church etc After you’ve read it I’ll answer, sort of… This is one…
Comic for September 1, 2010 →
PDP Woos Fashola With Guber Ticket http://viigo.im/4GZH
February 2010
16 posts
Fire breathing snowman is standing contradiction →
We’re not sure how, but this family has managed to combine two opposite forces to create this giant chimera of a fire-breathing snowman. All we know is that the world may never be safe…
Konvict Music Africa signs first African artist →
Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie is the first African artist to ever be signed to Akon’s Konvict Music Africa label.
The signing was made official at a press conference in Ghana on Saturday,…
Love left me with a hangover, fly cocktail I will get over you yes. You don’t treat me right, still Jah is my guide on this road to life…
Mo’Cheddah – Shampoo (feat. Chuddy K) →
Brand new track from Knight House first lady, Mo’Cheddah. Shampoo features Chuddy K, which hasn’t been heard from in a little while. This track is featured on Mo’Cheddah’s upcoming album Franchise…
Learn The Art Of Following Through: 5 Steps To... →
It is already February in the year of 2010. I wonder how many people are still following through their goals or New Year Resolutions? It is sad to say this but most people have already…
The Chemicals of Love – Five Ways Science Helps... →
Humans have been trying to find a chemical shortcut to love (or just lust) for thousands of years. But has anyone proven that aphrodisiacs work? Yes! Today, we give you five…
One day bush meat go catch the hunter… http://tweetphoto.com/10969911
today was a long but ultimately beautiful day. if only i could just sleep now..
how thoughtful of nepa to restore power after well over 24hrs just when I was about to sleep :)
what a night! good night.
Nigerian Stars Fight 419 Scams With Pop Music -... →
Nigerian Stars Fight 419 Scams With Pop Music Switched (blog) 30 years ago, Nigerian Afrobeat legend and Pan-African activist Fela Kuti released the song ‘Zombie,’ a…
Israeli Scientists Freeze Water By Warming It →
ccktech writes “As reported by NPR and Chemistry world, the journal Science has a paper by David Ehre, Etay Lavert, Meir Lahav, and Igor Lubomirsky [note: abstract online; payment required to read…
big things popping and little things stopping..
Breathtaking Photographs of Nature →
Breathtaking Photographs of Nature If you think that nature photography is borring then you haven’t seen this set of photos yet.Take a look. These pictures are breathtaking. more…
Facebook’s Project Titan: A Full Featured Webmail... →
Facebook is completely rewriting their messaging product and is preparing to launch a fully featured webmail product in its place, according to a source with knowledge of the product. Internally…
Turkish girl, 16, buried alive for talking to boys →
Death reopens debate over ‘honour’ killings in Turkey, which account for half of all the country’s murders
Turkish police have recovered the body of a 16-year-old girl they say was buried…
January 2010
25 posts
Pentagon Searches for 'Digital DNA' to Identify... →
One of the trickiest problems in cyber security is trying to figure who’s really behind an attack. Darpa, the Pentagon agency that created the Internet, is trying to fix that, with a new effort to…
MIT graduate goes on trial today for trying to... →
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Stunning concept art and images for interplanetary... →
Kuba Grygier (Norden) is an employee of Platige Image, the group who worked post-production on Antichrist and also made some concept-art for Hardkor 44 and 36 Stairs. He’s been making ADEVALE…
Are These Really The Greatest SF/Fantasy Books Of... →
Former io9 boffin Alex Carnevale posts his selections for the top 100 science fiction and fantasy books, and it’s a pretty compelling list. What do you think? Does he capture the canon? [This Recording